And returning has its privileges: all three are ranked second in the state in their respective weight class by TheCaliforniaWrestler.com.

But getting back is no easy feat: 2013 state qualifiers Derrick Jones of Bloomington (a state champion) and Blake Fifer of Victor Valley were unable to wrestle their senior years in CIF because of injuries.

“Before the season, we were thinking we could be top 10,” Bloomington coach Gabe Schaefer. “Without Derrick, we still think we can finish in the top 20.”

Other wrestlers from San Bernardino County who are ranked in the state are Alta Loma freshman Zander Silva (third, 106), and Rim of the World senior Christian Smith (fifth, 170).

The county produced 23 state qualifiers, with Bloomington supplying the most (five), followed by Sultana’s four.

Alta Loma qualified two freshmen — Silva and Alex Nunez (113).

Outside of Alta Loma’s freshmen, there are few non-seniors who qualified from the county and they were all juniors: Rim of the World’s John Whisner, Bloomington’s Bryan Flores, Upland’s Rene Sanchez and Rancho Cucamonga’s Cody Fahamokioa.

Barstow senior Ryan Barela, like some of the other qualifiers, is following a family tradition. But few have one like his: Ryan’s father Pete was a state champion in 1983 and older brother Donavan placed fifth in the state in 2007.